JOHN

by Beryl Darby

JOHN brings the endings of NICOLA and ALECOS together. Saffron is disappointed when Vasi is unable to visit her in England as planned. She agrees to work in a hospital abroad for six months as a replacement for a colleague. She makes a fleeting visit to Crete to inform her family and returns with another difficult decision to make. Filippos Melanakis has fled to Athens, but is unable to control his abnormal behaviour. John was injured during the fire at the self catering chalets and suffers another slight blow to his head that affects his vision adversely. Saffron insists that he consults a neurologist and accompanies him to London where they are both involved in an accident that causes further problems for him. Abraham Gallagher is given access to his son’s diary and becomes desperate to suppress the information it contains and free his son from jail. Giovannis’s ambitious rebuilding plans for the self catering business, along with medical treatment for John, has stretched the family’s finances to the limit until Marianne has an idea that solves their immediate financial problems.

347 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 11, 2013